Operator, Pipeline Trainee (Corpus Christi, TX
Listed on 2026-08-07
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Energy/Power Generation
Oil & Gas
Operator, Pipeline Trainee
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals;
petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership's assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity. The Pipeline Trainee Operator is an opportunity for an individual to obtain the training and experience necessary to become a qualified Pipeline Operator.
This position will provide a readily available and qualified individual to accommodate future manpower needs throughout the system. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Work side by side with a mentor to undergo training for a period of time, for a future Pipeline Operator position.
- Participate in a variety of training courses including computer-based and instructor led training.
- Participate and successfully complete all assigned training programs.
- Manifold line up, development of paperwork and log/record information related to inventories and quality control.
- Taking composite samples of flammable gas/liquid corrosive chemicals for analysis.
- Performs terminal and station operations by coordinating with Pipeline Control and other affiliates to ensure timely, safe and quality controlled handling of petroleum products.
- Operation of an NGL storage facility and product handling terminal: salt cavern NGL product storage, mole sieve NGL dehydration, NGL DOT pipeline operation monitoring.
- Work within the guidelines and parameters as established by Company Safety Polices, operating procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Must be knowledgeable of environmental regulations and company policy concerning handling and disposal of hazardous substances.
- Participates in available cross training to effectively develop skills in areas specific to other operators and technicians.
- Performs mechanical functions that will include inspecting, checking, troubleshooting, and repairing equipment in order to maintain high levels of safe and productive equipment performance.
- Operation of process related equipment, preventative maintenance of equipment and product quality sampling.
- Following all safety procedures, facility process and instrument diagrams, regulatory requirements, handling of hazardous and highly volatile materials, equipment repair/maintenance, NGL measurement, and various other systems that are related to the NGL/natural gas pipeline industry.
- Troubleshoot plant equipment failures and act accordingly.
- Develop and complete reports related to the operation of the facility.
Primary
Location:
USA-Texas-Corpus Christi
Shift: Rotating
Travel:
Yes, 25 % of the Time
Unposting Date:
Ongoing
Organization:
Operations
Job:
Pipeline Operations
Job Level: Entry Level
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